1981–82 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1981–82 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 10–2 in SWAC. They won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. The Braves fell in the first round to No. 6 seed Houston, 94–84.[1]
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record22–8 (10–2 SWAC)
Headcoach
- Davey Whitney (13th season)
HomearenaPhysical Education Complex
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SWAC tournament champions | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 22–8 (10–2 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | Physical Education Complex |
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| Alcorn State † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 7 | – | 18 | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 2 | – | 23 | .080 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1982 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Dec 1, 1981* |
at No. 16 Missouri | L 51–82 | 0–1 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| Mar 1, 1982* |
at North Texas | L 77–83 | 19–7 |
Super Pit Denton, Texas | |||||||
| SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 4, 1982* |
vs. Prairie View Quarterfinals |
W 102–69 | 20–7 |
F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
| Mar 5, 1982* |
vs. Texas Southern Semifinals |
W 85–82 | 21–7 |
F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
| Mar 6, 1982* |
vs. Jackson State Championship game |
W 87–77 | 22–7 |
F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 11, 1982* |
(11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) Houston First round |
L 84–94 | 22–8 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||